Geragos Says Celeste Rivas Hernandez Probe Has Entered “Unusually Secretive” Phase
Veteran criminal-defense attorney Mark Geragos believes the homicide investigation into the death of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez has entered an unusually secretive phase, revealing what he describes as major tension between the Los Angeles Police Department and the LA County Medical Examiner over the handling...
State confiscates $56.5M in black market cannabis
Editor's note: This story has been updated since its initial publication. (The Center Square) - California officials announced this week that state law enforcement seized $56.5 million of illegally-grown marijuana plants in November, according to Gov. Gavin Newsom's office. State agencies conducted three raids in...
Thieves tunnel into Woodland Hills sports memorabilia shop, steal nearly $30,000 of merchandise
According to the Los Angeles Police Department, after three to four suspects smashed the front glass door of the restaurant in the 23300 block of Mulholland Drive, they tunneled their way through the wall into the Cards & Coffee trading cards shop.
LA artist is devoted to Our Lady of Guadalupe
LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles sacred artist Lalo García has spent more than four decades painting religious images, but none move him more deeply than Our Lady of Guadalupe. Even after creating her portrait more than a dozen times, García says every painting feels like the first — because each one brings a new emotion, a...
Homeless encampment near LAUSD school returns; superintendent calls for action
Parents - and even the LAUSD superintendent - want action after an encampment near a school in the Westlake District has popped up again.
Rapper Clintnlord Facing Felony Rape Charges for Alleged Assaults in Wildfire-Damaged House
Rapper and social media personality Clinton “Clintnlord” Adams is facing serious legal trouble after Los Angeles County prosecutors charged him with multiple felony counts related to the alleged sexual assault of two women in a fire-damaged area in California . The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office...
L.A. County sues oil companies over unplugged wells in Inglewood oil field
Los Angeles County filed an environmental lawsuit Wednesday against oil and gas well operators to compel them to address what lawyers called dangers to human health and the environment caused by unplugged idle and exhausted oil and gas wells.
Woman in Los Angeles found man inside Waymo trunk before ride
The woman opened the door of the Waymo and found a man inside the trunk.
L.A. record shop asks public for help staying open: ‘2025 has been one of...
Los Angeles is home to some of the world’s best record shops, but a litany of factors is making them a dying art. Whether it be the emergence and domination of music streaming platforms, economic uncertainties or overall shifts in the industry, stores that sell physical records, merchandise and other music...
This single mom is squeezed by LA’s cost of living. Now she’s running for...
Subscribe to LA Public Press to get stories like this in your inbox every week. Progressive housing advocate Rae Huang is challenging Karen Bass for Los Angeles mayor, promising free transit and social housing.
